Snakes in the City blog
Sydney snake catcher blog and field stories
Genuine call-outs, practical safety guidance and Harley’s professional experience from homes, gardens, workplaces and community settings across Greater Sydney.
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Why preparation, protective clothing and calm judgement matter during a professional Sydney snake call-out.
A calm assessment and humane response protected the residents, the property and one of Sydney’s best-known native garden reptiles.
A photograph from the bushland between Northbridge and Cammeray prompted an unusual identification discussion – and drew on Harley Jones's 14 years of local snake-catching experience.
An unusual North Shore call-out that demanded patience, careful planning and experienced work well above ground level.
Harley responded promptly and calmly when a venomous native snake was found beside a home on Sydney's Upper North Shore.
An unexpected hotel guest gave Harley one of the most recognisably Sydney backdrops of his reptile-removal career.
Formal reptile-handling training, years of real call-outs and a calm approach make Harley a trusted choice for snake removal across Greater Sydney.
A beautiful python, an island call-out and one unusually quiet passenger.
A rare marine-snake call-out required calm judgement, specialist wildlife knowledge and careful control of a busy public setting.
Harley turns fear into practical knowledge through supervised reptile displays, age-appropriate safety lessons and workplace toolbox talks.
An exceptionally large Red-bellied Black Snake in Pymble attracted newspaper attention and demonstrated the calm judgement behind Harley’s North Shore call-outs.
A highly venomous snake beneath lobby furniture required fast area control, planned access and calm communication around residents and staff.
A coach’s quick decision to stop training and move the children away gave Harley the clear space needed for a safe sports-ground removal.
The family moved children and pets away, closed the room and preserved the python’s location until Harley arrived.
A green-and-yellow Common Tree Snake made a memorable match with the branding on Harley’s response vehicle during a Willoughby call-out.
A large python threaded through several fence bars required patient support and careful movement—not pulling or force.
Harley translates hands-on field experience into calm, useful public information for journalists, presenters and Sydney audiences.
An impressive seven-foot python in a Dural garden called for confident support, secure containment and calm advice for the residents.
A homeowner preserved a safe line of sight while Harley reached the Penrith garden before the snake disappeared beneath the deck.
A Chatswood garden call-out shows why preserving distance and the snake’s location is more useful than attempting a closer identification.
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